Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 25, 1937

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 25, 1937

Subject

Old Mission Peninsula (Mich.)
Agriculture
Farmers
Crops and climate

Description

Carolyn Gay Taft (1873-1952), was the owner of a small cherry farm on Old Mission Peninsula in the early 1900’s. While she spent her summers on the Peninsula, her primary job as a teacher at the Illinois State School for the Deaf required hired hands to run the farm in her absence. These farmers, and their families, lived on the farm and sent frequent written reports to Ms. Taft. Most letters are written by the farmer’s wives, and provide a record of both agricultural and social history.

Creator

Ralph Kitchen, Joseph Kitchen, Essie Kitchen, Max Gilmore, Hazel Gilmore

Source

Collection donated to Peninsula Community Library by the surviving members of the Taft family.

Publisher

Peninsula Community Library

Date

1937-05-25

Contributor

Mary T Morgan

Rights

This document is protected by copyright law. Contact the Peninsula Community Library for permission to reproduce, display, or transmit this document.

Relation

None

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

LHC 010

Coverage

Traverse City, Peninsula Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Scripto

Transcription

To Miss Taft

Are weather is warming up some. but still cold at nite.

The trucker charged $3.00 for trip not by ton.

Cherrys sweet don't seem to be hurt but dident blossom very heavy like ever body else.

Sour cherry. good heavy blossom. in low spot are hit pretty bad with frost.

The seeding is coming very good so far. with a good rain Friday. but turned So cold aftere the rain.

The Gardens are in. Thank a lot for phlox. I haveing been for getting to thank you.

And we sure appricate you remembering Ronald on his Birthday.

Hazel Kitchen Trowbridge is home with a broken heart. Her Husband got to stepping high wide with othere girls. They are not married a year yet.

excuse the envelope I forgot to get some the last time I was to town.

Max is planting corn to - day.

Max has been waiting for your answer on hay because it was getting very low.

I guess that all the new's

Sincerly Max + Hazel

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